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Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Franklin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Franklin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Franklin is located in Sheboygan County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sheboygan County: Calumet, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Ozaukee & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Franklin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Franklin:
- Sheboygan County (The home county of Franklin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Johnsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Rhine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Howards Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Elkhart Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkhart Lake is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Glenbeulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Kohler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kohler is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ourtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ourtown is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ourtown
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waldo is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Sheboygan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Cascade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Adell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Adell is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
- Brown County
- Wayside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Calumet County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- New Holstein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Holstein is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holstein
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
- Hayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayton
- Chilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chilton is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,868 people
- Potter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Potter is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Brant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brant is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Brothertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brothertown is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothertown
- Quinney
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Quinney is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinney
- Hilbert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hilbert is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilbert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
- Brillion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brillion is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brillion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,079 people
- Stockbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stockbridge is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Saint John
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint John is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Forest Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Junction is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Junction
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison is located in Calumet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Fond du Lac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Cloud is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Graham Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Graham Corners is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Corners
- Banner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Armstrong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
- Mount Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Calvary is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calvary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dotyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dotyville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Garnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Garnet is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Johnsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Johnsburg is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
- Malone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Malone is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Calumetville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calumetville is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumetville
- Gladstone Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gladstone Beach is located in Fond du Lac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Beach
- Manitowoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Millhome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Louis Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Rockville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- School Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Kiel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Osman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
- Saint Nazianz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Nazianz is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nazianz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Steinthal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steinthal is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinthal
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newton is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Northeim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northeim is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northeim
- Rube
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rube is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rube
- Ozaukee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Sauk Trail Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sauk Trail Beach is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk Trail Beach
- Belgium
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Lake Church
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Church is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Church
- Kohler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kohler is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohler
- Fredonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,251 people
- Holy Cross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Waubeka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Waubeka is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubeka
- Port Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Boltonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Boltonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltonville
- Fillmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Saint Michaels
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Myra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Winnebago County
- Point Comfort
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Point Comfort is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Franklin, see our County-by-County Page for Franklin.
Cemeteries Near Franklin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Franklin.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Franklin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Franklin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Saron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Schwartzwald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John German Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87571 <1>
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Friedhol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elkhart Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- The Trinity Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Evangical and Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229617 <1>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Franklin had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Franklin, with the one closest to Franklin listed first.
- Johnsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnsonville is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Ada
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ada is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Rhine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhine is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
- Howards Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Millhome
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millhome is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhome
- Meeme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeme is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeme
- Glenbeulah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glenbeulah is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbeulah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Louis Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Louis Corners is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Corners
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Mosel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mosel is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosel
- School Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- School Hill is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Hill
- Kiel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kiel is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,799 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenbush is located in Sheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Osman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Osman is located in Manitowoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Franklin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Franklin.
Newspapers Published in Franklin ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Franklin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Franklin, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Franklin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Franklin:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Sheboygan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Calumet County
- Fond du Lac County
- Manitowoc County
- Ozaukee County
- Washington County
- Winnebago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Franklin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |